Tiburon is a political, corporate environment for a developer. But they make quality games that sell a lot of copies.
Pros
To be specific, this review pertains to EA - Tiburon in Orlando. Studios ad teams can vary greatly within gae companies. The best reasons to work at EA Tiburon are that you will be working on very high-profile and multimillion selling gmes. The pay is decent an the benefits are fantastic - great insurance, 4 week sof vacation in your first 2 years and then 5(!) after that. The office is nice to work in - nice amenities and a great IT/Faciltiies staff. People there are smart and (for the most part) motivated. It's in a nice immediate northern suburb or Orlando.
Cons
Again, this is for EA-Tiburon, specifically. The primary downside to working at Tiburon is the daily environment. It is EXTREMELY sharky (no pun intended) and political. There is not a ton of true collaboration and helping each other out. There are layers and layers of middle management eager to justify heir own jobs and throw each oher under the bus for a nickel. Also, with most games coming out each year, you will be hitting a solid shipping crunch for 2-3 monts out of every year. It is an extraordinarily corporate environment for a game developer. There are lay-offs about once every 2 years, but that's pretty common in this industry.
